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Historical Event on 9/21/1994

Outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, Gujarat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/19/1975First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
12/3/1979Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.
7/16/1996The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.
6/15/1908Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened.
7/3/1991Rupee devalued again from 10.58 to 10.96\% .
4/6/1992Nagpur edition of Marathi newspaper 'Loksatta' was started.
6/20/1858Gwalior fort was captured by British troops and the first Indian Sepoy Mutiny officially came to an end.
9/29/1977India and Bangladesh signed settlement for distributing Ganga river water.
9/10/1887Govind Ballabh Pant was born in village Khunt, Almora District, U.P. He served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was as outstanding parliamentary figure of his days. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1959.